Wooden base foe piano stools



(No Model.) P. H, YORK. WOODEN BASE FOR PIANO STOOLS.

No. 528,706.- Patented NOV.-6, 1894.

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'LNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHINEAS H. YORK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE TONK MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WOODEN BASE FOR PIANO-STOOLS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 528,706, dated November6, 1894.

Application filed April 2, 1894:.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHINEAS H. YORK, of Chicago, Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Wooden Bases for Piano-Stools, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct an all wood base for pianostools, the result being economy of construction while securingsufficient rigidity of the parts to serve the purpose for which thedevice is intended.

The wood can also be turned into ornamental shapes, thus givingopportunity for varieties of finish and the working of designs whichwould be too expensive for metal constructions.

To this end my invention consists in certain features of theconstruction whereby the pedestal and its supporting legs are properlyconnected together and braced with relation to each other in such mannerthat a suitable spread of the legs can be obtained with due regard tostrength. I

'The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of a piano stoolembodying my invention.

In the drawing, A represents a wooden base or pedestal, which will beprovided with the usual metal nut or sleeve B, in which will work thesocket screw 0 attached to the seat D. The pedestal is intended to beturned from a solid block of wood bored centrally from its top toreceive the nut and having connected to its lower end the legs E, thelegs being turned off and entering holes or sockets bored diagonallyinto the pedestal. -These legs may be as ornamental as desired, and

can be constructed from wood and spread so as to give the proper widthof base to the Serial No. 506,078- (No model.)

structure. In order to support them and to properly connect them withthe pedestal, I employ the diagonal braces F, which are also turned fromwood and have their upper ends entering diagonal apertures in thepedestal toward its top, their lower ends being prefer- 4 5 ably letinto suitable openings prepared in the legs near their shoulders e.These braces are arranged in the line of strain, and they may be affixedto the pedestal and the legs be glued or affixed byasecuring nail. Theyadd to the ornamental structure, but their chief purpose is of course tobrace the legs, which are arranged at such an angle to the perpendicularthat they would be inefficient .to support the weight of a personsitting upon the stool, unless thus strongly braced.

This construction, as above stated, is economical, and being entirely ofwood can be made very ornamental in appearance at light expense. It isvery strong and by its employment the natural grain of a variety ofwoods may be preserved and worked into various designs. i

I claim- A wooden base forpiano stools, comprising in combination apedestal adapted to receive a revolving spindle, spreading legs havingtheir upper ends engaged with the pedestal at its lower end, anddiagonal braces, one for each leg, engaged at their respective ends 7cwith the pedestal between its top and bottom and with the legs betweentheir ends, substantially as described.

\ PHINEAS H. YORK.

'Witnesses:

FREDERICK C. GOODWIN, N. M. BOND.

